The wonders of the invisible world
Subtitle: Observations as well historical as theological, upon the nature, the number, and the operations of the devils. Accompany'd with, I. Some accounts of the grievous molestations, by daemons and witchcrafts, which have lately annoy'd the countrey; and the trials of some eminent malefactors executed upon occasion thereof: with several remarkable curiosities therein occurring. II. Some counsils, directing a due improvement of the terrible things, lately done, by the unusual & amazing range of evil spirits, in our neighbourhood: & the methods to prevent the wrongs which those evil angels may intend against all sorts of people among us; especially in accusations of the innocent. III. Some conjectures upon the great events, likely to befall, the world in general, and New-England in particular; as also upon the advances of the time, when we shall see better dayes. IV. A short narrative of a late outrage committed by a knot of witches in Swedeland, very much resembling, and so far explaining, that under which our parts of America have laboured! V. The Devil discovered: in a brief discourse upon those temptations, which are the more ordinary devices of the Wicked One
By: By Cotton Mather..
Contributors: Stoughton, William, 1632-1701; Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730
Publisher: Printed, and sold by Benjamin Harris.
Published: 1692
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Witchcraft; History
Other titles: Observations as well historical as theological, upon the nature, the number, and the operations of the devils
Notes: Date of publication supplied by Holmes.

Signed and dated on page 147: Boston Octob. 11. 1692. William Stoughton Samuel Sewell.

This edition also issued with press-variant imprint: Boston: Printed by Benj. Harris for Sam. Phillips, 1693. (ESTC R40456; Wing M1172; Holmes, C.454A1).

This imprint variant not recorded by Evans or Bristol. Evans (entry 657) records the the Harris/Phillips variant; Shipton & Mooney, erroneously referencing the Harris-only variant as Evans 657, no. 39303 to the Harris/Phillips variant.

A letter to the author, pages [6-7], 1st count, written by William Stoughton, the lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts from 1692-1701.

"The Devil discovered", pages 1-8, 17-32, 4th and 5th counts, has separate caption title.

Signatures: A-L⁸ (B5 missigned bb) M-P⁴.

Errors in paging: page 89, 2nd count, misnumbered 79.

Errata: page [1], 3rd count.

Woodcut head pieces.

See Evans, 657.

See Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 46603.

Holmes, T.J. Cotton Mather, 454A2

Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 733

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), M1173

English short title catalogue, W19645

Purchase; 1905; 1172.